Legal Assistant

Title: Legal Assistant

Department: Legal

Status: Full-Time/hourly, Non-Exempt Position: $31.25/hr (D.O.E)

Location: San Francisco, CA (non-remote position)

Position Description

The National Center for Lesbian Rights seeks a highly skilled, enthusiastic, diligent, and motivated individual for a full-time legal assistant position in our San Francisco office. The legal assistant will work as a member of the legal staff under close supervision of the attorneys and other program staff.

This is a non-exempt/hourly position and located in San Francisco requiring daily attendance at our office to support the needs of the organization once our office opens. NCLR is working remotely at this time, and we anticipate being back in the office in early 2022; this position may occasionally be required to go to our office before it fully opens. This is a non-remote position.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness
• Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
• Administratively support and attend trials
• Prepare case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony
• Conduct investigations and statistical/documentary research
• Locate and develop case relevant information
• Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Maintain contact lists
• Monitor deadlines and juggle calendars
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Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university or two years of experience in an administrative role in an office
• Very strong computer skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Excel
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Committed to social justice and enthusiastic about NCLR’s mission and programs
• An awareness of and commitment to a broad range of racial and economic justice issues and an understanding of the multiple communities NCLR represents
• Well-organized, able to multi-task, a fast learner, and detail-oriented
• Able to take initiative and to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Flexible and able to function independently and as a member of a team
• Willing to work flexible hours on occasion
• Able to interact professionally with coworkers, clients, co-counsel, and outside callers

Preferred:

• Experience working with legal documents, creating tables of authorities, and legal research strongly preferred
• Prior experience in an administrative position a plus
• Bi- or multi-lingual a plus

Please submit your cover letter and resume at the following link in order to be considered for this position:

https://recruiting.myapps.paychex.com/appone/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=5287397